Election Day in Orlando

Rick Scott appears to have won reelection with 48.3 percent of the vote to Crist's 46.9 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie had 3.8 percent.

Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi has also defeated Democrat George Sheldon by 56 to 41 percent.

State CFO Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam have also been declared winners.

Democratic incumbent state representative Linda Stewart was defeated by Republican challenger Mike Miller in district 47. Republican Rene Plasencia has also defeated Democrat Joe Saunders in the state representative district 49 race.

Congressional Democratic incumbents Brown, Grayson have been reelected, however. Republicans Webster and Mica were also victorious.

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Via reporter Mark Schlueb: Voting was steady at Polling Place 309 -- St. Stephen Presbyterian Church on Lake Underhill Road -- on Tuesday morning. Most voting booths were full, but there were no lines.

Outside, Democrat incumbent state Rep. Joe Saunders greeted voters, while his Republican challenger Rene "Coach P" Plasencia did the same. It was a last stab for votes for these two candidates, who have ravaged one another over the past month with repeated negative mailers from their political parties and third-party groups.

Campaign workers for Orange County Clerk of Courts Eddie Fernandez and his challenger Tiffany Moore Russell waved signs. Another volunteer with 9th District U.S. House candidate Carol Platt's campaign managed to wave a sign, too, while hula-hooping.

Via reporter Susan Jacobson: Several people, including Duane Davis of Winter Park, said they felt strongly about the amendments on Tuesday's ballot.

Davis, 59, said he voted yes to medical marijuana and would approve legalizing the drug altogether. He compared marijuana-criminalization laws to last century's alcohol Prohibition, which ultimately failed.

"It should be legalized and regulated just like alcohol," said Davis, a self-employed residential lighting-control designer.

Seminole County precinct 37 changed locations. It was at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church near Wymore and Oranole Road. Last night, I went to check in, and the church had flyers in the window announcing the change. The new location was the Hilton Hotel at 350 Northlake Boulevard -- Hilton Altamonte Springs.

This morning at 9 a.m. there were no lines, no issues with parking spots considering it was at a hotel, and signs posted everywhere directing people where to vote. One poll worker said there was a steady stream of people voting this morning; there were about five voters at 9.

Another poll worker outside guided people to one of the rooms in the hotel, where people were voting.

About 2,000 people per hour have been voting in Osceola County, supervisor of elections Mary Jane Arrington said -- adding that she expects a total turnout, including absentee and early ballots, of at least 37 percent.

"Everything's going real smooth," she said.

About 15,600 people voted early. About 20,000 absentee ballots had been submitted as of Monday, but they are continuing to flow in today, she said.

Via the Sentinel editing desk: As the lunch hour arrives, one staffer was able to beat the lines this morning at the Colonialtown Neighborhood Center this morning: “In and out in 7 minutes.” Reports of turnout figures remain high – with Orange and Seminole already past the 30 percent mark and Osceola expected to get into the upper 30s – which could prompt even more participation. Numbers have yet to reach the levels seen in 2012, such as 68 percent turnout in Orange. Lines, however, could remain short because the ballot is not as long as it was two years ago.

Via editor Mike Lafferty: Voters mid-morning in DeBary at St. Ann'sCatholic Church formed a good-size line of about 30 people, leading to a waitof 10 minutes or so. Several of the voters were elderly. A poll worker said ithad been busy all day.

Via reporter Susan Jacobson: Asbury United Methodist Church in Maitland had the highest percentage of in-person voters in the county for several hours Tuesday.

Maitland resident Sally DeWitt said she never votes early.

"I like the idea of voting on actual Election Day," said DeWitt, 56, who cast her ballot during her lunch break from the insurance company where she works. "It seems more like a ritual and more like I've done it."

Via reporter Susan Jacobson: Courtney Turner, 29, a mother of two, said she came out to vote partly to support Tiffany Moore Russell for Orange County clerk of courts. The Eatonville resident met Moore Russell through church.

"I have kids that are growing up in this crazy world," said Turner, who has a 9-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. "I'm concerned about political issues for that reason. I want them to get the best of everything."

Via reporter Scott Powers: All that’s left for candidates at this point in the campaignis to thank volunteers, and Gov. Rick Scott did so at several stops aroundFlorida Tuesday, including one at his Orlando Victory Center, 5742 OldCheney Highway, in East Orange County. The governor posed for pictures withdozens of student volunteer campaigners. Texas Gov. Rick Perry was supposed tojoin him, as he did in two earlier stops Tuesday, but the Lone Star governorcut short his Florida tour to head back to Texas early and missed the Orlando event.

Both Orange County party leaders are looking at who is voting so far, and feeling pretty good about it.

Orange County Republican Chairman Lew Oliver was boasting a much higher turnout for Republican registered voters than for Democratic registered voters today. The parties watch those sorts of numbers closely. Oliver said Republicans were showing a 15 percent advantage and said, “I think we are headed to a near 2010-style blowout” favoring Republicans.

On the other hand, Orange Elections Supervisor Bill Cowles reported that Democratic registered voters had a 2,100-vote lead among absentee ballot returns going into today. Through yesterday the county had received 42,585 absentee ballots from registered Democrats, and 40,410 from registered Republicans. (Another 18,732 absentee ballots were cast by independent voters.) Typically, Republicans dominate the absentee ballot counts. Orange County Democratic Chairman Carlos Smith said nearly 40 percent are from Democrats who did not vote in 2010, “so we see that as a huge success, because we’ve been able to activate voters who were apathetic about voting in 2010.”

Meanwhile, Oliver charged that someone stole “very nearly all of our 1,500 “No On C” yard signs from 166 polling places last night.” Orange County Charter Amendment C would require county mayor and county commission candidates to list political party affiliations on the ballot. The Republican Party opposes the measure.

From the Sun Sentinel: The Crist for Governor Campaign has filed an emergency motion in Broward courts to extend voting hours from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., citing “individual and systemic breakdowns.”--The campaign lists a more than 90-minute lag when the Croissant Park Elementary School polling station was offline.--It also lists malfunctions at various precincts where voters unable to update addresses at polling precincts were bounced from precint to precinct and to the Supervisor of Elections headquarters.

--As well as, delays and confusion caused by countywide malfunctions and recent precinct changes.The Broward County Supervisor of Elections has already denied a similar request.